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The London institution—which recently turned 30, and is located in a much-Instagrammed spartan Smithfield Market dining room—pioneered the nose-to-tail movement, has a pudding list as long as your forearm, and counts fans ranging from the late Anthony Bourdain to the Young British Artists.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Board track racing was the beginning of that culture and in terms of motorsport, think of board track racing as the missing link to the original Roman chariot races which pioneered wheeled sport.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
The concept was pioneered in the 1990s at Fort Irwin, followed by a similar program at Edwards Air Force Base near Mojave.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Big League Advance pioneered the model of paying minor league players an upfront sum in exchange for a share of their future earnings.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Direct-to-cell technology, pioneered by companies like SpaceX and T-Mobile, is poised to quickly close the gap.
—Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Don’t look now, but the company formally known as Facebook has officially pioneered the science of real time language translation, in a modern-day ‘reverse tower of Babel’ scenario that’s likely to bring a lot of change to our world.
—John Werner, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
One was pioneered in Bangladesh and has been taken up in India and other countries, where local ponds are used as swimming pools.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Intel, even before Gelsinger took over, was poorly positioned in graphics processing units, the area that NVIDIA pioneered.
—R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Board track racing was the beginning of that culture and in terms of motorsport, think of board track racing as the missing link to the original Roman chariot races which pioneered wheeled sport.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
The concept was pioneered in the 1990s at Fort Irwin, followed by a similar program at Edwards Air Force Base near Mojave.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Big League Advance pioneered the model of paying minor league players an upfront sum in exchange for a share of their future earnings.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Direct-to-cell technology, pioneered by companies like SpaceX and T-Mobile, is poised to quickly close the gap.
—Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Don’t look now, but the company formally known as Facebook has officially pioneered the science of real time language translation, in a modern-day ‘reverse tower of Babel’ scenario that’s likely to bring a lot of change to our world.
—John Werner, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
One was pioneered in Bangladesh and has been taken up in India and other countries, where local ponds are used as swimming pools.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Intel, even before Gelsinger took over, was poorly positioned in graphics processing units, the area that NVIDIA pioneered.
—R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pioneered
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Historic New Orleans Collection This is a museum, research center, and publisher that was founded in the 1960s and tells the story of New Orleans and the Gulf South through exhibitions, original texts, and its public research center.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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Amazon, for example, was founded in 1994.Audrey Nguyen, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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Traditionally, access to these roles required specific training or proximity to urban hubs where such industries were already established.Pandwe Gibson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Musk’s interest in GB News is another sign that the insurgent network is now firmly established in the UK after launching in 2021.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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His parents introduced him to coach Jiri Osina, who helped spearhead his interest in the game and, eventually, his development.Sarah Jean Maher, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Imagine being an adult and you get introduced to someone named Areola.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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The senior administration official said the findings of some studies initiated by the PACT Act may not be available until 2027.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Throughout the 1760s, patriots met there to protest royal taxes, and in 1773, Samuel Adams initiated the Boston Tea Party from the hall’s lectern.Michael Snyder, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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The two companies, along with Nvidia, have launched a startup accelerator program to foster innovation.Tony Bradley, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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So, as 1904 passed into 1905, workers launched a pyrotechnic show from the building.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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Reporting companies created or registered in the United States on or after December 3, 2024 and on or before December 23, 2024 have an additional 21 days from their original filing deadline to file their initial beneficial ownership information reports with FinCEN.Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Revised Reporting Deadlines For companies created or registered before January 1, 2024, the deadline to file initial beneficial ownership reports has been extended to January 13, 2025.Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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